Railtel - One of the best broadband plans in India!

SumitB · 27th June 2008, 21:43

Railtel has launched its internet services in India. They utilise the ofc network of the Indian Railways and have some of the best Internet plans in India. How is 1Mbps Unlimited connection for Rs. 920/-?

Railwire - Tariffs & Plans

One problem though! Its only available in Bangalore for now and if you are lucky that it operates in your area, go for it and post a review and cause some heartburn!

Railwire - Geographies - Bangalore

Sam Kapasi · 27th June 2008, 21:52

That's crazy - they even have a 32MBPS line!!

And 920 for an unlimited 1MBPS line and Rs. 1220/- for an unlimited 2MBPS line - let's have a review bangalore guys!

Edit: Only in whitefield? lol

sanjayatarizona · 27th June 2008, 21:58

Whoa... Way to go Indian Rail.

Sandeep_K_Ram · 27th June 2008, 23:02

*Port speeds are on 1:4 contention ratio

^^ whats that ? Does it mean its shared between 4 houses per line or something ?

plans look good except for ^ catch and coverage area. How long they need to cover whole b'lore ?

furioussphinx · 27th June 2008, 23:46

Oh boy! I was waiting for a good replacement for my airtel unlimited plan. This seems perfect! 2mbps at such affordable price! I hope they introduce it in other metros too!

mmmjgm · 27th June 2008, 23:50

Sigh, Railtel only in Bangalore, any update on when they would launch a Mumbai service ? This is ridiculously cheap.
Cheers

bigman · 28th June 2008, 00:20

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Originally Posted by Sandeep_K_Ram

*Port speeds are on 1:4 contention ratio

^^ whats that ? Does it mean its shared between 4 houses per line or something ?

plans look good except for ^ catch and coverage area. How long they need to cover whole b'lore ?

4 connections to each pot ?

So if all 4 are using you may not get max speeds. But chances of all 4 using at once are not usually high (unless all of them are d/l torrents).

Rehaan · 28th June 2008, 00:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandeep_K_Ram

*Port speeds are on 1:4 contention ratio

^^ whats that ? Does it mean its shared between 4 houses per line or something ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigman

So if all 4 are using you may not get max speeds. But chances of all 4 using at once are not usually high (unless all of them are d/l torrents).

Yup!
A 1:4 contention ratio sounds pretty damn good. I wonder what the ratios are like for most other ISPs in india!!

Contention ratio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Why arent there any plans like this in MUMBAI !

cya
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tsk1979 · 28th June 2008, 01:54

Airtel has 1:2 on 512Kbps plan which I am on now.
I have never experienced speeds below 65KBps actual

But this railtel thingy sounds too good to be true!

reignofchaos · 28th June 2008, 06:47

The Tata connection (512k) I use has a true 1:1 ratio with an always on static IP. Railtel seems seriously cheap though.

given2fly · 28th June 2008, 07:03

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Originally Posted by reignofchaos

The Tata connection (512k) I use has a true 1:1 ratio with an always on static IP. Railtel seems seriously cheap though.

So you mean 1:4 is actually a bit of a 256 kbps connection & Tata is a true 512 kbps connection?

barcode · 29th June 2008, 00:38

I have an Airtel 512kbps... Get download speads of 100kbps easily!

aaggoswami · 29th June 2008, 09:43

Although the price list looks pretty impressive and unbelieavbly cheap, Having used the previous Govt of India connection from BSNL, I seriously doubt the realibility of this ISP. Certainly its pretty cheap, but then they have to prove reliability and must provide consistent speeds. I dont know how they manage to perform when they have country wide network. If its reliable, then my Relinace Wireless connection will be replaced.

HappyWheels · 29th June 2008, 09:51

Sounds too good to be true!

Did anyone hear about this before or is this the first instance?

Thad E Ginathom · 29th June 2008, 09:58

A report some time ago showed India as having the fifth most expensive 'broadband' services in the world. This pricing is not too good to be true, it's realistic! It's what we have now that is too bad to be true.

But, whilst they may have railways going between all major districts, BSNL etc have phone lines already in every street. I don't know how they will finance this connection to the house. I guess Airtel did it.

What we have been waiting for since "Fraudband" started here is someone to break the cartel; the cosy group of both public and private companies supplying little and charging a lot.

Given that this is another govt organisation, I guess there must be some heavy politics behind allowing them to seriously undercut the govt telecoms providers. Lets hope their reliability is not dependent on the length of somebody's political life!

But, if we can get decent broadband in the future, never mind the politicians. Lets just hope.

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SumitB BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Shillong Posts: 987 Thanked: 264 Times	Railtel - One of the best broadband plans in India! Railtel has launched its internet services in India. They utilise the ofc network of the Indian Railways and have some of the best Internet plans in India. How is 1Mbps Unlimited connection for Rs. 920/-? Railwire - Tariffs & Plans One problem though! Its only available in Bangalore for now and if you are lucky that it operates in your area, go for it and post a review and cause some heartburn! Railwire - Geographies - Bangalore
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Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 7,000 Thanked: 2,453 Times View My Garage	That's crazy - they even have a 32MBPS line!! And 920 for an unlimited 1MBPS line and Rs. 1220/- for an unlimited 2MBPS line - let's have a review bangalore guys! Edit: Only in whitefield? lol
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sanjayatarizona BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: "God's own Shaap" Posts: 355 Thanked: 10 Times	Whoa... Way to go Indian Rail.
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Sandeep_K_Ram BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 116 Thanked: 15 Times	*Port speeds are on 1:4 contention ratio ^^ whats that ? Does it mean its shared between 4 houses per line or something ? plans look good except for ^ catch and coverage area. How long they need to cover whole b'lore ?
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furioussphinx BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 536 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Oh boy! I was waiting for a good replacement for my airtel unlimited plan. This seems perfect! 2mbps at such affordable price! I hope they introduce it in other metros too!
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mmmjgm BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: BOM, PNQ, DXB Posts: 398 Thanked: 30 Times	Sigh, Railtel only in Bangalore, any update on when they would launch a Mumbai service ? This is ridiculously cheap. Cheers
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tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,727 Thanked: 23,175 Times View My Garage	Airtel has 1:2 on 512Kbps plan which I am on now. I have never experienced speeds below 65KBps actual But this railtel thingy sounds too good to be true! Last edited by tsk1979 : 28th June 2008 at 01:56.
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reignofchaos Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,551 Thanked: 2,502 Times View My Garage	The Tata connection (512k) I use has a true 1:1 ratio with an always on static IP. Railtel seems seriously cheap though.
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barcode BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Delhi Posts: 188 Thanked: 49 Times	I have an Airtel 512kbps... Get download speads of 100kbps easily!
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29th June 2008, 09:43	#13
aaggoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vadodara Posts: 4,988 Thanked: 2,969 Times	Although the price list looks pretty impressive and unbelieavbly cheap, Having used the previous Govt of India connection from BSNL, I seriously doubt the realibility of this ISP. Certainly its pretty cheap, but then they have to prove reliability and must provide consistent speeds. I dont know how they manage to perform when they have country wide network. If its reliable, then my Relinace Wireless connection will be replaced.
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HappyWheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 4,143 Thanked: 567 Times	Sounds too good to be true! Did anyone hear about this before or is this the first instance?
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Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 11,255 Thanked: 28,499 Times	A report some time ago showed India as having the fifth most expensive 'broadband' services in the world. This pricing is not too good to be true, it's realistic! It's what we have now that is too bad to be true. But, whilst they may have railways going between all major districts, BSNL etc have phone lines already in every street. I don't know how they will finance this connection to the house. I guess Airtel did it. What we have been waiting for since "Fraudband" started here is someone to break the cartel; the cosy group of both public and private companies supplying little and charging a lot. Given that this is another govt organisation, I guess there must be some heavy politics behind allowing them to seriously undercut the govt telecoms providers. Lets hope their reliability is not dependent on the length of somebody's political life! But, if we can get decent broadband in the future, never mind the politicians. Lets just hope.
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